Thursday, November 15, 2007SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, United States
Alistair Overeem defeated Paul Buentello by TKO in round 2 (3:42) in the Heavyweight bout of Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives, held Thursday, November 15, 2007 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose.
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Alistair Overeem vs Paul Buentello
Insights
- Alistair Overeem's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Alistair Overeem spends 99% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Alistair Overeem
KickboxingNo-Gi GrapplingJudo
- —Blue belt · BJJJoaquim, Gui and Pedro Valente (Valente Brothers)
- 2010K-1 World Grand Prix ChampionK-1
- 2010DREAM Heavyweight ChampionshipDREAM
- 2007Strikeforce Heavyweight ChampionshipStrikeforce
Paul Buentello
No background on record
Camp · Grudge Training CenterSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
54%67%
Head
32%24%
Body
14%8%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Alistair Overeemlast 20 fights
44%20%36%
Paul Buentellolast 6 fights
45%43%11%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Alistair Overeem Paul Buentello
Strikes landed / min
3.873.18
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersPaul Buentello · Average · better than 43% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.193.90
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersPaul Buentello · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.810.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersPaul Buentello · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersPaul Buentello · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%23%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersPaul Buentello · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersPaul Buentello · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.87
Strikes landed / min3.18
3.19
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.90
0.81 / 2.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.36 / 0.7
34%
Takedown accuracy50%
63%
Takedown defence23%
2:24
Control time / fight0:46
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.70
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Alistair Overeem20 UFC fights · 715 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
19%134/269
12%85/109
13%95/104
Clinch
5%36/53
15%105/110
0%3/3
Ground
30%216/271
6%41/43
0%0/0
Paul Buentello6 UFC fights · 132 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%43/149
8%11/14
5%6/8
Clinch
29%38/71
11%14/15
4%5/5
Ground
6%8/16
5%7/7
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Alistair Overeem32 of 36 ended early · 89%4 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Paul Buentello33 of 34 ended early · 97%1 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
14 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Alistair Overeem1-4
Full record · 36 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- WTBAMar 18, 2006Submission · R1 · 1:42
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WRodney Glunder2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 10, 2004Submission · R1 · 1:33 · Heavyweight
- WTomohiko HashimotoInoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003· Dec 31, 2003TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Heavyweight
- L
- WMike BencicPRIDE 26: Bad to the Bone· Jun 8, 2003TKO · R1 · 3:44 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WDave Vader2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 13, 2002TKO · Heavyweight
- WMoise Rimbon2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 13, 2002Submission · R1 · 1:03 · Heavyweight
- W
- WVesa VuoriGermany Regional· May 26, 2002TKO
- WSergey KaznovskyM-1: Russia vs. The World 3· Apr 26, 2002Submission · R1 · 3:37 · Heavyweight
- W
- WStanislav Nuschik2 Hot 2 Handle· Mar 18, 2001TKO · R1 · 0:53 · Heavyweight
- WVladimer TchanturiaRings Japan· Feb 24, 2001Submission · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
- WPeter VerschurenIt's Showtime 4· Dec 12, 2000Submission · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
- L
- LYuri KochkineRings Russia· May 20, 2000SD · Heavyweight
- WYasuhito NamekawaRings Japan· Apr 20, 2000Submission · R1 · 0:45 · Heavyweight
- WCan Sahinbas2 Hot 2 Handle· Mar 5, 2000TKO · R1 · 2:21 · Heavyweight
- WChris WattsFighting Network RINGS· Feb 6, 2000TKO · R1 · 3:58
- LYuri KochkineRings Japan· Oct 28, 1999MD · Heavyweight
- WRicardo FyeetIt's Showtime 2· Oct 24, 1999Submission · R1 · 1:39 · Heavyweight
Paul Buentello4-1
- WCarter WilliamsStrikeForce-EliteXC: Shamrock vs Baroni· Jun 21, 2007TKO · R2 · 0:10 · Heavyweight
- WRuben VillarealStrikeforce: Triple Threat· Dec 7, 2006TKO · R2 · 3:57 · Heavyweight
- W
- WGilbert AldanaUFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3· Feb 4, 2006TKO · R2 · 2:27 · Heavyweight
- L
Full record · 34 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WBo CantrellKOTC: Revenge· Nov 14, 2004TKO · R1 · 0:45 · Heavyweight
- WLloyd MarshbanksMexico Regional· Dec 28, 2003TKO
- W
- WAndy MontanaRumble On The Rock 4· Oct 10, 2003TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- WRoger NeffKOTC: 5150· Jun 19, 2002TKO · R1 · 3:04 · Heavyweight
- WJimmy WestfallTexas Regional· Sep 25, 2001TKO
- WGary MarshallIFC: Warriors Challenge 15· Aug 31, 2001TKO · R1 · 4:53 · Heavyweight
- LNate SchroederIFC: Warriors Challenge 13· Jun 15, 2001Submission · R1 · 4:10 · Heavyweight
- LSam SotelloIFC: Warriors Challenge 12· Apr 11, 2001TKO · R3 · 3:22 · Heavyweight
- L
- WLarry ParkerIFC: Warriors Challenge 8· Jun 14, 2000TKO · R1 · 5:06 · Heavyweight
- L
- WRocky BatastiniIFC: Warriors Challenge 7· May 3, 2000Submission · R1 · 3:47 · Heavyweight
- WJason GodseyIFC: Warriors Challenge 7· May 3, 2000TKO · R1 · 6:06 · Heavyweight
- WJimmy WestfallTexas Regional· Dec 4, 1999TKO
- WTBATexas Regional· Nov 20, 1999Submission
- WTBATexas Regional· Nov 20, 1999Submission
- LTodd BroadawayExtreme Challenge· May 15, 1999TKO
- WTBATexas Regional· Jun 20, 1998Submission
- WShane SaavedraTexas Regional· Jun 20, 1998TKO
- WLarry ParkerTexas Regional· Jun 20, 1998TKO
- L
- WDerek McGillTexas Regional· Apr 12, 1997Submission
- WDavid DavisTexas Regional· Apr 12, 1997Submission
- L
Frequently asked questions
Who won Alistair Overeem vs Paul Buentello?
Alistair Overeem defeated Paul Buentello by TKO in round 2 (3:42) in the Heavyweight bout of Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives, held Thursday, November 15, 2007 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose.
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